RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: EMC for DOS?

Gene:

What limitations are you talking about? I'm running Novell DOS-7 (also
called DR-DOS or OpenDOS, depending on which year and owner you're thinking
about) with TurboCNC. It will not run DeskNCRT, which attempts to add a
multitasking layer on top of the OS. Unfortunately, DeskNCRT plays with some
parts of the OS that is not exactly the same as MS-DOS.

DR-DOS is its own operating system and can run on a PC without any help.
There is also a version of it that runs as a task under Linux.

I don't see Linux's multitasking capability allowing several other programs
to run while machining a part as being an advantage. From my experiences,
you really want to run ONLY the control program while making parts.

-- Carol & Jerry Jankura
Strongsville, Ohio
So many toys, so little time....


|> The advantage of Linux is that you can send G-code files over a
|network,
|> edit G-code while another program is running, pop up a calculator
|while
|> entering some MDI commands, etc.
|
|
|What about DR DOS?
|
http://www.drdos.com/
|
|It seems to overcome these limitations and can/does run under GNU/Linux.